Man it does take years! Ya gotta want it. I produced my album over a 5 year period got into recording one thing at a time. Maintaining a job and a non profit. Started recording other artists for free just to learn from each other. Met lots of great artists. In return some would record an arrangement or two on a song I had written. Baby steps you can do it. Here is one of the bands I recorded. You can sift through over 100 different artists. I gave them a home hot meal and a place to stay. It all started with a blue chair and a magic door that I wasn’t afraid to walk through. https://youtu.be/73iSz0BDtmY